3 days to Luxor from Hurghada

The Karnak temple.

Early in the morning, your private car will pick you up from your hotel in El Hurghada and drive towards Luxor for about 3 hours, with a stop on the way for rest.

Upon arrival in Luxor, a private Egyptologist will join you to start your first-day tour of 3 days to Luxor from Hurghada. Karnak Temple, located where the heavens smile on this holy land, was constructed 4000 years ago on 247 acres of land containing three main temples & several enclosed and outer temples. For more than 2000 years. It has been one of the biggest religious man-made constructions on earth and the worship center of the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, & Khnsou.

Luxor Temple

Luxor is a lunar flower from paradise, constructed in 1400 BC during the reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. It was known as “Ipetresyet,” which means the southern sanctuary, and holds various festivals, including the Opet festival. It was dedicated to the god Amun, which symbolizes the rejuvenation of kingship.

Enjoy an Egyptian lunch meal at one of the best restaurants in Luxor.

Drive to your hotel in Luxor for check-in. Afternoon, we will pick you up from your hotel and drive to attend one of the most attractive excursions in Luxor:

Sound and Light show in Karnak temple.

You will attend the spectacular Sound and Light production. This spectacle will take about 45 minutes.  first takes you around the temple grounds, and finally, the last act is played while you are seated along the Great Sacred Lake. The performance relates the history of Luxor as the capital of the ancient world.

Drive back to your hotel, Overnight Luxor

Luxor hot air balloon

Early morning pickup from your hotel at 4:00 AM, to join an unforgettable experience in Luxor, a Hot air Balloon ride over Luxor. After your balloon landing, you will be met by your private tour guide to start your second-day tour visit Luxor. Start your magical tour in Thebes, the sacred land, by exploring the wet bank of Luxor, including:

Valley of the Kings

The Kings Valley was the burial palace of the pharaohs of the ancient Egyptian New Kingdom (1550–1070 BC), where you will see 3 tombs of the most famous Pharaohs who ruled Egypt from Luxor. Like the tomb of Ramses IV. Merenptah, “son of Ramses II,”  the tomb of Thutmose III, the founder of the ancient Egyptian Empire, and the tomb of Ramses III, Ramses I.

At the tombs of Tawesert and Setnakht, guides are not allowed inside the tombs, but your expert Egyptologist will tell you what to look for inside the elaborately decorated tombs. There is an additional cost to visit the tombs of King Tutankhamun, Seti 1, and Ramses VI (payable on the spot).

After that, you will proceed to visit:

Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari.

Hatshepsut was the daughter and only child of Thutmose I and his primary wife, Ahmose. Her husband, Thutmose II, was the son of Thutmose I, and she had a secondary wife named Mutnofret, who carried the title King’s daughter and was probably a child of Ahmose I. Hatshepsut and she had Thutmose II had a daughter named Neferure. After having their daughter, Hatshepsut could not bear any more children. Thutmose II with Iset, a secondary wife, would father Thutmose III, who would succeed Hatshepsut as pharaoh

Visit Colossi of Memnon

They are two incredible, massive stone statues of the royal Pharaoh, Amenhotep III. They depict him in a seated position, and they are made from blocks of quartzite sandstone. The legendary Colossi of Memnon are the guardians of the Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III. The temple consists of two spectacular twin statues sitting at the entrance of Luxor and it gained fame due to its majestic appearance.

Enjoy a Nile trip on a motorboat 

Amazing trip on the Nile to Banana Island for 90 minutes where you will enjoy your lunch meal, watch the protected “Nile Crocodile,” and try the planted bananas on Luxor, which you will not have elsewhere. After that, we will drive back to your hotel in Luxor. This is the second day of your 3 days in Luxor. Hurghada comes to the Overnight Luxor.

Visit Habu temple

After breakfast, check out from your hotel, and your private Egyptologist tour guide will pick you up and start your last-day tours on Luxor’s west bank. Habu temple or Medinat Habu temple, is one of the largest memorial Temples in Egypt. It measures 320m in length (East to West) and about 200 m in width (North to south). Visit a royal palace, temples, and a series of wall carvings that depict memorial scenes and Ramesses III’s defeat of the Sea people.

Visit Valley of the Nobles

The Valley of the Nobles is a sprawling collection of tombs that’s far less visited than the Valley of the Kings. Take in scenes of the owners’ daily lives, as well as depictions of the afterlife.

Visit Deir El-Medina

Deir El-Medina is the modern Arabic name for the worker’s village, which was home to the artisans and craftsmen of Thebes who built and decorated the royal tombs in the nearby Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. The ancient inhabitants called the village Pa Demi (“the village”) but it was referred to in official correspondence as Set-Ma’at (“The Place of Truth”)

because the workers there were thought to be inspired by the gods in creating the eternal homes of the deceased kings and their families. Early in the Christian era the village, then deserted, was occupied by monks who took over the Temple of Hathor for use as a cloister. The temple was referred to as Deir el-Medina (“Monastery of the Town”) and this name finally came to be applied to the entire site.

Enjoy lunch

Have your last lunch meal before starting to drive back to Hurghada, and dropping off at your hotel.